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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-29
NHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
~ REAL ESTATE ON SEVENTH STREET, BE-
TWEEN AND STREETS NORTHWEST. IN

TWEEN Z AND STREETS NORTHWEST, IN
THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, d. c.
By virtue Of decree Of the supreme Court of -
the District Of Columbus passed on the 4th day S
Of December, AID. 1856. in Equity Cause No s. ~
will sell at public auction front of the premises
on TUESDAY, the SIXTH DAY OF DECEMBER, A
d. 1887, at FOUR O'CLOCK =. NJ, the following par
cells Of land in square numbered four hundred and
nifty six 456) in the city OF Warrington. District Of
First. The north half Of Lot numbered ten uO) i'm
proved by sfour-story Brick Building, known as No
BIB 7th street. and ons-story back building with
Brick stable in the rear.
Second: The south half Of lot numbered eleven I'D
5l5 18th street northwest with four-story Back Build
ing and building in the rear
Third. Part of lot numbered SIX (6), ginning for
the at the northwest of said 0t thirty
500 foot alley and running thence east about thirty
five (35 feet eleven llD inches thence south about
west about thirty five (35) feet eleven I'D inches and
thence to the beginning, improved by Brick Stable.
The D. owe property offers unusual Inducements 10
persons desiring Investments in business property.
Terms Of :ale e PROVIDED " the dss5ss srs one
CD years with interest from day Of saie, for which
notes will be required all cash. ct option Of pur-
chaser purchasers; upon confirmation of sale and
payment Of all purchase money the property will be
conveyed. Conveyancine e cost o. purchscer; II
the trustees w resell st cost and nsk Of defsuitng
parcels and Of SitO in the third parcel Of ground viii
WILLIAM 4 GORDON,
hS III 4 B ffEHpA11. r
JS GSi Il p s Az L ave
nes-d.. bbtGkkcHSs6S BROS. 2ucuonser..
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e n :gss.s Hs a,o 81 sss,S .Ss ssss
"a running -ssck one hundryd md forty fsst zen
lot ISL 81 100 1T adjoining nsw brick house. his
u ffS1HSs5yl&fEfY ArrHn TIE ABOVE ne WI s,.o
"a two lots e sSrssS ss:r lgth, IN sausEs No.
AL Of the sbovd loeg sss tp the tnprovn6 northwest
asd ass sxtr.rans sstl9i1g losa
WITH fn1erO1t payuole ssmlennua1ly and secursA b.
ID q Euss. Edseosss 9. elo0 required ON ssdh lot
n2kA WALIEk .. WILL1AAo CO. Angea
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LADIES' GOODS.

GoI.p PAINT. FRENCH TISSUE AND FANCY
NP.gsr J.p~ns-s rs, poYFr, Ms,s fsr seen, isa.r.,
&c The nall can never be tCld y JAY GOLD.
ms lms <2l 9th St ncsr pennaA ave
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L TILED STREET. MAR N STREET SOUTH
on 7MHEpNEspAY AFTERNOON. NoyExBER>a
THIRTIETH, ct QUARTER PAST -FOUR nv
O'CLOCK. In frunt Of the premises viii sell *
LOT IL, SQUARE SOL,
fronting 48 fet on ID street and running back 10 30
This property 10 near M" street south
Terms: ons.thrd cab; balance in oneyeaf. note 70
annually and TO be secured by deed Of trust all caAh
at option OF purchaser deposit Of 600 required at
70 be complied with p ten days. otherwise right
eeryed 70 resell q risk and cost Of defsultne gur
come newspapsr published IN Warrington, D. c.
u2.Idbds UUECANSON BROS. Aucts.
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TEE LONDON AND LIVERPOOL cIorHxa co.
ma Corner 7th snA ~
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nasa I oL L h4H = ssSoSiixsoss Trustees.

A UCTION SALE OF FIRST-CIASs ORIGINAL
"A PM ARr sTor g ~ SfIHSER Artist Az Ts
NISHT OF DECEMg FIRST, 1887. SALE
COMMENCING AT SEVEN O'CLOCK.
string to make a handsome Christmas present or TO
decorate their homes n26-4ts
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DERENPTORY SALE OF FINE BUILDING LOT
L IN EISHIH gTRkET EAST. NEAR EAST CAP
On MKDNEsDzY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER
TMIRTY: y AALF.PAsT F0UR O'CLOCK. weAes

LOT 3, SQUARE 8lD. 80
fronting so feet on Sth street east between East Capt
to and North stree One OF the hnest lots In this
vicinity.
Terms; Onsthird cash; balance In and two yesFA
abs sRd TO be secured By deed 81 trust
ON premises sold on n cash. Of purchssers option
deposit Of 600 required TINA of nA1e ConveyHno
tn6, be-, 81 purchesers cost Terms 20 be complied
the risk and cost Of defsutiDg purchaser SITTER i've
dsys public notice Of such resais in nswspapsr
p9ssa.dss n "'hnr'e1bt Rsoixsox BROS. Auc..
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.

nuNcASsoN BROS Aucuopssrs
FINE BROWN COUPE HORSE sEyENrrTN
OLD cQrPI RQckAwAN, coCrk HARNrsS
HI sJh IN Mos, MI hspi IN hsikIS1
hAANEss SADDLE BRIDLrs BLANKETS
on THURSDAY. DsosMBER FIRST, Of TWELVE
O'CLOCK in front OF our auction rooms. 9th and
streets northw west Will sell the sbeye nlcntioned
articles. bcing tn property of Comd A y kello<s.
Who is d,sToens Of them on scoount Of lessns the
The horre deserves especial atfep ton being one
Of the finest eoure and DRIVING borve- a. tue city
naa DUNCANsON HR DS- Aucts
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FIVE AND SIX DoILAKs Worm

Just RECEIVED NEW LINE OF RAoLAN1
AND NEwMARkETs IN HANDSOME STILES.
ALSO NEW IMPORTATION OF BEkLIN-MAD1
GAkMENTs. PRICES As Low AS GOODS or
SUCH MATERIALS CAN POSSIBLY ER SOLD ron
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nuNoANsoN BROS, Auctioneers.

DWELLING ON ELEVENTH STREET, Be
TWEEN g AND Il STkEETS NORTHWEST. AT
AUCTION.
BY virtue Of deed Of trust. dated the 18th day of
May, A. d. 1883 and corded 10 Liber l040. foliot
pa ct seq Of the land records for the District OF ID
Columbia and at the VIZ tten request of the party
cured thereby We Will offer for sale, at public auction,
DAY OF DECEMBER, 1887. at IA F-PAST FOUR
O'CLOCK r NJ the following described real estate and
premises, located in the city of Washington. D. c,
and known on the ground plat plan Of said city
the entire south half Of the north half of lot numbered
fourteen in square numbered three hundred and nina
teen hsving front Of fourteen feet and nine inches
gsther with the improv ements thereon.
Terms of sale One-fourth OF the purchase money in
cash. aud the residue in equal payments in twelve
and eighteen months with interval at per cent from
the day Of sale the deferred payments be secured
option of purchaser deposit of e200 will be required
of the purchaser day of sale. All convey ancing,
&C., At purchasers cost
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Notwfthsss0dinx the continued success Of our Dress
Goods Department Ne shall give our Patrons Royal
Feast Of Bargains during the week. The greatest
abundance Of barssis consisting of ersdes Of Dress
Materials from the latest novelties 10 the most con.
sentative fabrics
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WALTER B. WILLIAMS co, Auctioneers
GRAND SALE
VENETIAN CARVED KEMAIssANcE ART FUB
WALTER B. WILLIAMS 90. Auctionesra
SALE OF LOTS On Z STREE. sIxTH, sEyENTH

867
FOUR O'CLOCK p. NJ, shall offer for sale for ~
the owner the following lots in Square s57. Il
street. Lot 81 at corner Of and 18th north
east Lots 2S and 20 on street Lot 80 9th
all on grade will be sold free from circumference
Terms; One-third cash: balance one and two years,
or all cash.
na6-d WALTER B. WILLIAMS CO.. Aucts
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Armory, and began at o'clock in the Afternoon
tatiOn, and these had been Judciously distributed
among the children OF the poor Long before the
hour the guests began TO arrive. Those who came
armed with Invitations, formed In line on the
pavement facing east; those without cards formed
an opposing line fac ng west. Both lines rapidly
grew IN length, and by : O'Clock, when the last
omnibus discharged It's numerous freiQut the
lines extended an entire block two three and four
children deep. IL required the efforts OF several
staiwart heutenants and sergeants OF police and
or about a dozen psfyaJes, 20 prevent those lines
from blending into great and shapeless mob
WITHIN the driii-room on the entrance fioor six
long taoies nad oeen spread each with hundred
plates Turkey, cranberry sauce apples oranges
graced each plate. and back In the distance stood
the caterer with mis- icecream freezers and stores
OF cake Al the various tables twenty boys with
pretty badges anu twenty girls with natty ca ma
and aprons-an members Of the club-were sta-
TONED as walters while the ladies' and gentlemen
render general assistance.
Eyeryt thing being ready, the doors were opened,
anu the GUESTS were admitted IN single nie little
girl on clutches leading. Around and about the
great wide room the long procession passed ieay
Ing child at every plate. When every plate had
been accommodated with a child silence was re-
guessed kvery little tongue was stllled. every
little head bent low. and minister offered PRAYER.
Then the gentleman In charge toog the fioor The
az the ms spses and
dinner
The opening shout, the rattle OF knives ana forks
the hum OF children talking between the bites, the
ordinations the laughter, and all the other IttIe
details which punctuated the scene the imagIna.
ton must supply. the dinner lasted nearly an
hoar-an hour OF bliss 10 those within the room.
and an hour OF terrible suspense to those who sill
stood on the pavement without Q remnant OF the
..uninvlteo" hns, and late arrivals. waiting fol
their turn OF course IL came.
The dinner was only the first and substantial
part OF the exercl5es. Above the driIl-roofn was
the armory halL Upon the moor hundreds OF emmy
chairs awaited the guests pelow; in the rniiery
were gathered the Marine Band and members 81
the club. The noise Of ascending footsteps reached
the leader; - waved his baton. and 70 the ma
jsscsc CIR q Three Blind Nice the chtldren, 70
piete and beamlng, marched In and down the cen,
ter at11o and took thelr ooae2 Tne eooke sman d
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-17
Horn Books.

One Of the rarest. and certainly one Of
the most interesting books in the library
Of the British Museum, is what our
ancestors called a thorn book 1t was,
in fact, their primer, the ordinary means
by which they began their education;
and down TO the reign OF George ii. must
have been very common, for we see by
an entry in the account book of the
Archer family that one was sold in 1929
for twopence. At present there is no
book more difficult to obtain. The one
in the British Musuin was found quarter
Of century ago in a deep closet, built
in the thick walls Of an old farmhouse
in Derbyshirc 1t is said a laborer
engaged in pulling down the walls of an
ancient house recognized it as that from
which his father had been taught to
read. Upon the back is picture of
Charles l. on horseback, giving some
approximation to its date. II is a single
leaf. containing upon the front side the
alphabet, large and small, in Old English
aud Roman letters, ten short columns of
mono syllahles founded on the vowels,
and tie Lords Prayer: all set in frame
Of oak. now black with age. and pro-
tected by a slice OF transparent horn,
hence the name horn-book
There is a handle by which TO hold it,
and in the handle a hole for string, so
II could hang from the gridle. A picture
Of 1920 represents a child running in
leading strings with 4 horn-book tied to
her side. A cheaper kind of horn-book
had the leaf Of printed paper pasted upon
the horn, and perhaps the greater num-
Der were made in this way. If so. it is
not singular they should be scarce, for
they would be very easily destroyed.
shenstone writes in 1742 of
Books Of stature small.
While with pellucid horn secured all
To save from fingers wet the letters fair
The alphabet upon the horn-books was
always headed by a cross, and so WAS
frequently called the Christ Cross Row,
or in common speech, the Criss Gross
Row, this being the title under which .
very worn specimen is catalogucd at
Oxford. - Christian at Work.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-17
Fashion Notes.

White wells are to be stylish with sum
mer bonnets.
Red and white will be stylish in wooden
costumes this summer.
Russian nets make pretty costumes for
bridesmaids at this season.
Muslin parasols are being made in
twelve-pointed star shape.
inc large turquoises, plainly set, are in
high favor at the present time.
Striped moire Is very effective with lace
petticoats and has plain satin alternating
with lowered patterns.
1t IS pretty fancy and very general
one now to have the sleeves of different
material from the waist.
Mask wells with scalloped border are
in every conceivable color, but are not
very becoming in any case.
Chalhs make most dainty costumes,
and for style are quite the most elegant
in their way of any thin fabric.
Crepe lisse will be favorite material
for midsummer parasols, either embroid-
cred or fulled on to the frame.
SHRED silk bonnets, trimmed with
gold or silver powdered aigrettes, and
sprays of white lilac in soft velvet, are
exceedingly coquettish.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-17

An ingenious way of checking horse
stealers, which are the plague of the Bal
tic provinces, has been adopted by the
Courland authorities. They have sup
piled all rural police agents and other
village functionaries with albums con
tanning the portraits of all notorious
horse-stealers of the province and Of
their accomplices. with detailed particu-
lars Of their residence, and notes of the
cases in which they have been involved
The albums contain sO7 portraits of per
sons of many different nationalities. Inc
youngest Of the thieves is seventeen years
old, and the doyen of the corporation
is seventy-eight Whole families hive by
the trade, and women and young girls
swell the curious gallery. Since the po-
lice have been in possession of the al
buns it appears that horse stealing has
been less frequent, the thieves becoming
more careful, since each of them may be
included among the portraits.-PaH Aail
G,fseite.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-17

Large rcvolvers-the earth and moon.
According to palmistry, every man car
ries his life in his own hands.-SytIHgs.
Now Is the time to look for flies,
-Goodalrs Sun.
An Albany girl has had her photo
graphs taken in fourteen different atti-
tudcs, That girl must certainly have
had the fidgets.- Charlesto,eH Enterprise.
Profession is the watchwori, is the watch
word everywhere,
And the college Of the future viii possess a
baseball chair.
Employer-''Young man, YOU don't
know beansl Employe-"Don't be in
t-tssasss in your statements, sir. / came
here from a coffee factory.-Neic Harsil
Neics.
Henry Bergh. the animals friends has
printed rules on How TO approach a
kicking horse" 1t appears that the
safest way is to hire a man to do the ap-
preaching for you. -Norris,o'eH Herald:
Editors may be passionate and exeit-
able but they rarely throw a diamond
studded paper weight at an Objectionable
spring poet if there happens to be any
loose chuir legs lying around.--F'dH Rirer
Ad5dHee.
How's timcsl1 asked the Moon.
"Oh, l manage to keep even replied
the Equinox; chow do you get on this
yearl" "Oh, I'm the same old Rounder,'
said the Moon, and she went on round
Burdctte.
1.-THE principal business Of the farmer
at this season is blowing, was what the
farmer read, and when he got mad and
went to the editor to have his paper
stopped. he found that the original item
had read plowiug, but the compositor
had changed the first letter-DdHsrhe
Brcees.
Bishop Warren, of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, does not believe in gentle
preaching to rich sinners He saws there
are some pastors who go at it in this
style: Brethren, you must repent, as it
were, and be converted in a measure, or
YOU will be damned, TO some extent
Washington Critic.
HOW SHE CRUSHED HIM
/ They quarrele,l, as lovers sometimes will
| Vowed they'd be strangers evermore,
And never sigh: 1t might have beeni'
/ He called one day. she met him at the door.
He said, as he touched his Derby's hrim:
/ Miss Brown, Is it not. IS your father in.'
/ She eyed him with a crushing grin,
And said in tones his soul appalled,:
He is not: who shall tell him called"
-HaTper's BGzGr.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-17
A Medical Phenomenon.

"Helloa, Wigglesworthr' exclaimed
an Austin man, meeting an acquaintance
on the avenue; you are as gray as rat.
What's the matter with your
''It's terrible, isn't it! Last night I
experienced a severe fright, and my hair
turned to its present silyery hue immedi-
ately."
A few days after this the Austin man
again encountered Wigglesworth wearing
beautiful, respondent, coal black locks
''Why, Wigglesworth, what's the
meaning of thisl The last time We met
your hair was snow white, now it is dark
as the raven wing"
Eyes; you see my hair turned gray
from sudden fright Yesterday man
paid me ten dollars, he had been owing
me for a long time and the pleasurable
emotions were so violent that they turned
it back again to its original color. "
Teras SytiRgs.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-17

The Chicago Noirs tells the story of
how Louis James, a prominent actor, and
Gus Mortimer, his manager, first met.
Saws our informant: On the night of the
second days battle of the Wilderness
Mortimer was on picket duty. He had
not eaten morscl for over thirty-six
hours, and he was nearly dead with hun
ger, and very faint, having but recently
come from the hospital. II had been the
wont of the soldiers to supply the place
of food by copious chews Of plug tobacco,
and Mortimer's pockets were full Of the
weed, but the doctor had forbidden him
using it. He was standing by tree,
faint and despairing, and in the agony of
his situation he exclaimed aloud:
I'D give the biggest plug Of tobacco
in the world for piece Of bareback ~
'I'll take you at your word, Johnny
Reblr exclaimed hearty voice, and be
fore Mortimer could bring his gun to his
shoulder form sprang out Of the dusk
and a stalwart zouave stood before him.
1--WE been watching you for some
time continued the Northern man,
land l thought you saw me and was
getting ready to pot me till heard you
speak The zouave had unslung his
knapsack and displayed before the
famished rebel what seemed to him a
banquet. 'And now, young fellow he
said, If you'll give me a plug of tobacco
you can have all the bareback your jaws
can crack. Fork over,1 Such exchanges
were common, and Mortimer clutched
the food and passed over a plug OF Viz
ginia tobacco, which was rs eagerly re-
ceived bv the zouave. They talked a
moment or two and then, realizing their
danger. prepared to part. Mortimer IN
cidcntally told his companion his name
and Icalling. The other was surprised
and said he was an actor, too.
you are!1 asked Mortimer, delighted.
you are a brick, When the war is over
I'll come North and Join you. What's
your name.'
Louis James" said the zouave, as he
reslung his knapsack, picked up his gun,
and disappeared in the words.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-17
Right.Handedness am Accident.

Professor Daniel Wilson, of Toronto,
himself left handed, has investigated the
subject of 1.-THE right hand and left hand
edncss'' with his usual acumen, affluence,
and fine taste His conclusion is that the
preferential use of the right hand is nat
ural and instructive with some persons;
that with smaller number an equally
strong impulse IS felt prompting to the
use Of the left hand; but that with the
great majority right-handedness is mainly
the result of education. lobe truly left
handed he thinks a real advantage. for
the left handed man has the same facility
of educating himself in the use of his
right hand also, that people in general
have, and becomes, in fact, TO great e1-
tent ambidextrous. Right-handedness
seems to be an accident which has be
come a rule But it is the rule with all
tribes and nations.-B0stOH Beacon.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-17

One day when the ice was going out of
the Big Sioux river somebody cried out
that dog was going over the falls. In
two minutes the nearest bridge was
covered with people. 1t was a large
black dog on cake of ice fifty feet
square, which was coming steadily down
the current.
Call him OFF, yelled twenty men.
.iThrow him a rope.n howied dozen
men.
Cant we lasso him when he's going
under the bridgeln called small man.
I'm give fifty dollars for him if he
goes over and comes out aliven yelled a
fat man who put out poison for his neigh
boris dog the night before
He'll be worth it," said another.
For heavens sake give me polel'
shouted a long-legged man who had shot
two dogs that morning, as he leaped off
the approach of the bridge and waded
through the old tin cans to the waters
edge.
the fat man, getting red in the face and
climbing upon the railing.
Poor doggie, why don't those horrld
men save the helpless thing'' said lady
who rode up in a carriage with her hus-
band. e..
"A hundred dollars for the dog if he
gets through aliveln whooped the fat
man. recklessly raising his own bid and
leaning out over the water.
Hurry up with that rope"
Bring pole!1
"Doggie, doggie, nice doggiei Come
onm j.,
But the dog did nothing but look
meekly around and occasionally wag his
tail as if he was trying to explain he
never expected to raise all this row.
The ice reached the fails, and as the for
ward edge glided over the dog stepped
back a little and then went over and out
into the spray and foam.
'Some of you fools 20 below and pull
him out y screamed the fat man.
81 kin lick Their man what says tibet all
dog don't pull through ~ remarked a raw
| boned man who had not spoken before.
"Course you can said every one in
searing.
- inst chen the dog appeared some
Distance below the falls. He shot up out
> q an eddy and being near rock, swan
= il, leaped to the shore and ran back
qward the crowd.